Dear All
One of my most favorite movies is called “Wings of desire” which actually a very unfitting translation of the German original title “Himmel ueber Berlin” (Sky over Berlin) which narrates an archetypal conflict/ polarity/ DLE. That between wanting to be an angel and that of angels wanting to be human. We might have heard about the former but the later is probably as common, but less known.
There are different forms of angels but the angles that this movie talks about is a form of creation that do not know the feeling of suffering and love and all other DLE feelings that come with being human….. so the story is about an angel giving up this lofty existence that knows no hardship and also as a result not the feeling of release and lightness and voluntarily becomes human .
This film teaches that it was easy for the creator to establish a life-form that does not know suffering but it shows that this limits the possibilities of growth and evolution — hard to understand for those who think paradise is a place where there is no suffering anymore, no need for food and harmony is a sur-plus item.
This new/old teaching of DLE is about knowing that the different polarities of experience are essential for our health and our potential for change — NON-ATTACHMENT / refusing/ disregarding/ not-wanting-to-see of any one pull/ desire/ tendency is not a way out but a way into sickness and by acceptance we can be in a constant oscillation between the polarities.
From this point of view it is not balance that is desirable (what is more balanced then sleep and death ?) but a more and more frequent oscillation between the contradictory pulls with ever lessening amplitude.
We like to get involved in activities that represent the move between polarities excess activity – fatique, racing – total stand-still at the breach over-eating – dieting, arguing – subordination, love – hate, roller coaster up – down and a million more of which some never nourish our need for DLE but only create hunger for more.
My second most favorite DLE (wonder what is my favorite one ?)is that between SINKING – FLOATING its called Buoyancy and I can tell you that when you come out of it, you are reset and again connected to the world around you, amazed and inspired at the wonders that wait for you — so much so that I even forgot I could talk
by the way this beach is close to where you will stay at the AIM training and I have a Tank with AIR waiting for you.
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Dear Kiran
Now you realise what I meant some years ago when I wrote you that my DLE is windsurfing! Until I knew about DLE I always wondered why after going out windsurfing (which is fairly strenuous at my age!) I never felt tired or exhausted afterwards but on the contrary felt exhilarated and seemed to have more “power”. Of course the constant struggle of keeping one’s balance on the board with a gusty wind and the waves is only a materialistic DLE but as we all know this also has an effect on the informational level!
I haven’t been diving for years – the last time in Kenia! But I hope that you will have enough tanks with AIR for all who want to have this fantastic experience! I will take you up on it!
Best regards
David (Switzerland)
Dear David
great you are coming in April for the AIM training/come-together…. and certainly I have a tank and equipment for you to experience this wonderful form of DLE in the warm waters around our island.
And if you want to go up in the air…. here this is also the Mecca for Kite-surfing, you can see surfers flying 10 m hight for long distances… but I know you like the real Mecca more that you go there since 20 years for your vacations…. wonder what kind of DLE the Arabian countries create for you
Kiran